Fight To Postpone If Rain Delays Dempsey Tunney Bout
The Dempsey Tunney world heavyweight title bout could be postponed one night if rain makes staging impossible. Tex Rickard said the fight could move to Friday if rain appears certain. Officials face a second injunction suit from Ralph B. Evans claiming prior agreement with the Coliseum club. Washington officials planned a special train to attend, though details remained unsettled.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Weather Bureau
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Tex Rickard
Tex
Ralph B. Evans
Coliseum Club
Chicago
Boxing Commission
Dempsey
Harry Wills
New York State
Washington
O.R
Bill” Donovan
Donovan
Red Tape Delays $7 Million Claim Case Highlighted
In New York federal court the case against tarry M Daugherty and Thomas W Miller centers on a $441000 bribe claim tied to the $7 million alien property payout. U S Attorney Emory Buckner questions outside influence in removing red tape as he introduces evidence in a smaller related claim.
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New York
Richard Merton
U. S
Emory R. Buckner
Tarry M. Daugherty
Atnen-General
Thomas W. Whiller
Merton
John T. King
Daugherty and
Miller
Chester to Have New Gymnasium For School and Community
Pomeroy Sept 22 The Chester board of education will start erecting a large gymnasium building. It is planned to be completed within about six weeks and will provide ample space for indoor athletics and social functions for the school and community.
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Pomeroy
Chester Board of Education
Enrollment At Ohio University Reaches Two Thousand
Eight hundred and fifty freshmen and transfer students registered in two days. Nearly 500 upperclassmen registered this morning, with 500 more expected this afternoon. Registrar’s office staff work late to prepare class cards as psychology entrance exam papers are graded. The total registration is believed to reach about two thousand.
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Ohjio University
Snow Storm Dumps Four Inches on Calgary After Summer's End
Calgary awoke to a blinding snow storm that blanketed the city with four inches of white drift. Temperatures dropped to 20 degrees above zero, following one of the coldest spells this season in the area.
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Winnipeg
Man
U.2
Calgary
Postmasters urged strict economy at national convention
Kansas City September 22 Postmaster General Harry S New told delegates at the National Association of Postmasters convention that postmasters must urge rigid economy. He warned the Postal department must rely on normal postal receipts to cover rising maintenance costs, noting that rate increases have not offset them. More than a thousand postmasters attended the meeting.
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Kansas City
Harry
New
National Association of Postmasters
Des Moines Flood Forces Valley Junction Abandonments
Heavy overnight rain raised the Raccoon River to new heights, forcing scores of residents in the lowlands at Valley Junction west of Des Moines to abandon their homes. Local officials issued evacuation notices as streets flooded and rising water threatened properties along the riverfront.
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Abandon
Des Moines
U.P
New Heights
Valley Junction
Elks Plan Florida Relief Fund Drive in Athens
Athens Elks lodge plans local relief efforts for Florida disaster areas. Mayor Alex Moore reports the Grand Lodge has sent 25 000 to start a national drive, with about 1500 lodges asked to contribute. Relief head M D Hughes manages funds in the community chest as Red Cross aid is arranged.
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Florida
Athens
The
Elk Lodge
Alex Moore
Charles H. Grakelow
Chicago
Moore
Grand Lodge of Elks
Elk's Relief Committee
Vic Donahey
Red Cross
M. D. Hughes
Hughes
Red Cross Offers Aid After Florida Disaster
Washington reports the American Red Cross cabled sympathy and financial aid to Paraguay when a hurricane near Encarna tion village left about 300 dead, while continuing Florida relief efforts.
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Washington
O.R
Florida
Red Cross
Paraguay
Pensacola reports heavy property damage no deaths
Pensacola, Florida, reports heavy property damage from the hurricane with no deaths in the city though fatalities are listed in the district. Mobile reports only slight damage with about a million dollars in losses. A separate South American hurricane toll exceeds 300 lives with continued relief and restoration efforts across the region.
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Pensacola
Florida
Gulf Coast
Radio Today
Mobile
South America
Gulf
Astuncion
Uruguay
Former Meigs People Safe After Hurricane
Middleport reports word from Fort Pierce Florida that Lelia Ewing, longtime Miami Beach resident, escaped injury in the recent hurricane. W. E. Russell relayed the news to Mrs. H. O. Ewing. Additionally Dean Cross, formerly of Racine and now in Hollywoood real estate, is confirmed uninjured.
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Middleport
H. O. Ewing
W. E. Russell
Fort Pierce
Fla
Lelia
Miami Beach
H. M. Cross
Dean
Racine
Hollywod
Storm Photos From Florida Disaster On Page Six
Page six features dramatic hurricane imagery rushed from Florida by air. Photographs show the scale of destruction and the reporter notes words fail to describe the catastrophe.
Civil War Veterans Plan County Reunion in Nelsonville
The Civil War Veterans association of Athens county will hold its annual reunion on Wednesday October 6 in Nelsonville at the American Legion building. Declining member numbers since 1924 force all veterans to gather as a single group rather than by regiment.
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Nelsonville
Civil War Veterans Association of
Athens County
American Legion
Glouster
Wells In Miami Reported Infected With Typhoid
Washington reports immediate danger in Miami with twenty two wells found infected and one typhoid case. The National Red Cross has ordered twenty thousand units of anti typhoid vaccine to arrive by train and airplane from the United States Public Health service.
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Miami
Washington
U.R
National Red Cross
William B. Redden
American Red Cross
United States Public Health Service
State Produces a Dozen Witnesses at McPherson Hearing
Twelve witnesses testified they saw Aimee Semple McPherson and Kenneth G. Ormiston together at Carmel-by-the-Sea. They were subpoenaed for the Monday preliminary hearings on conspiracy to obstruct justice charges. Deputy district attorneys questioned several witnesses, including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hershey of Santa Barbara, in preparation for the appearance of Mrs. McPherson, her mother Minnie Kennedy, and Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Aimee Semple McPherson
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Ralph Hershey
Santa Barbara
Children Sent to County Home Over Support Order
In Common Pleas court the father of Evaline and Catherine Wolf was found unable to support his children Cash and Mattle Wolf. The two minors are committed to the Athens County Children's Home with a monthly support payment of ten dollars required from the father.
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Evaline
Catherine Wolf
Cash
Mattle Wolf
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Memorial Flight Aims To Honor Dead Airmen
New York to Paris flight plan announced as a memorial to three airmen killed when a Sikorsky built machine burned on takeoff. Captain Rene Fonck, Francisce, and Lieutenant Lawrence W. Curtin U S N were aboard. Islamoff and Clavier died.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
U.P
New York
Paris
Igor Sikorsky
Rene Fonck
Francisce
Lawrence W. Curtin
J. Islamoff
Charles Clavier
Ohio Kiwanis elects Howard Smith Ohio governor
Columbus Ohio Howard Smith of Dayton was elected governor of the Ohio Kiwanis at the closing session of the three day convention in Columbus on September 22.
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Columbus
U.R
Howard Smith
Dayton
Ohio Kiwanians
Thursday’s five best radio features lineup
Radio guide lists WEAF New York and WJZ New York with 9:45 p.m. EDT Dempsey Tunney championship fight, direct from ringside. WCCO Minneapolis St Paul airs Italian music program at 7 p.m. CST WLW Cincinnati early revels at 8 p.m. CST WMA Chicago features at 8:30 p.m. CDT with WMA players.
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WEAF
New York
WJZ
WCCO
Minneapolis St. Paul
WLW
Cincinnati
WMA
Chicago
Reds lose pennant chance as Cardinals stumble
In New York on September 22 St Louis missed a chance to clinch the National League title as the Cardinals fell to Brooklyn 4 3. Cincinnati’s five game losing streak continued with a 4 0 defeat by Boston. Standings show St Louis at 87 62 and Cincinnati 85 65.
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New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Reds
Boston Braves
W. L
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Yankees
Club
Occoeess
Former bootleg king seeks transfer from Troy jail
George Remus, once a Cincinnati bootleg king, complains about Troy jail and asks for a transfer while serving a one year sentence. Word reached Judges Hickenlooper of Cincinnati and Hough of Columbus, but neither is expected to grant relief.
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Troy
U.P
George Remus
Cincinnati
Remus
Hickenlooper
Hough
Columbus
Showers May Mar Championship Bout
Showers may mar the Dempsey Tunney championship fight in Philadelphia tomorrow night. Weather forecast says cloudy tonight and Thursday with possible showers. Winds shift from southwest to north and northeast, with slightly warmer conditions tonight and cooler Thursday.
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Washington
U.P
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Explosion Hits Youngstown Wrecks Grocery, Injures Many
An explosion in Youngstown levelled the Youngstown Grocery company and three nearby residences injuring twenty people, with one believed fatally. Glass shattered for blocks, two miles away a brick injured a resident. Police investigate a threatening letter to the company president as the cause remains undetermined.
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Youngstown
A.R
Frank Rogers
G. Silvestri
Youngstown Grocery Company
Ritter and Myer
Priest Held on Extortion Charge in Detroit Case
The Rev. Father Joseph F. Hal a pastor of St. Leo's Catholic church waived examination when arraigned before a federal commissioner today on charges of attempting to extort money by letter from Bishop Michael J. Gallagher of Detroit. He pleaded not guilty and was released under $5,000 bond. Ada Curnow, housekeeper for the priest, was held as a government witness.
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Detroit
Mich
Uae
Joseph F. Hal
St. Leo's Catholic
Michael J. Gallagher
Ada Curnow
Big Top Still Calls Cromwells
Maude and Frank Cromwell, trapeze performers who fell fifty feet at the Coliseum last July, have recovered after weeks in hospital and will return to New York to "try it again."
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Chicago
U.P
Maude
Frank Cromwell
Coliseum
New York
Letters Describe Florida Hurricane Destruction From Athens County
Athens county residents in Lauderdale recount the Florida hurricane damage in letters. Mrs Arthur Wolfe and family describe nine nightmare hours as the city flooded to several feet, roofs torn, cars carried away, and neighbors sheltering in a two story near the beach.
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Athens
Florida
Pearl
Ned Wolfe
Lauderdale
Arthur
Ocean Front
Arthur Wolfe
Arthur ‘Wolfe
Stacy
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Cromwells
Doris
Palm Beach
Fort Lauderdale
W. E. Day
Charles Day
Miss Finsterwald
Wolfe
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